After Lessig’s hearing at the Supreme Court, here’s the next step towards rationality on copyrights. The US Copyright Office is asking for public opinion on what could be considered an exception to the Digital Millenium Copyright Act. via Scripting News
Maybe the DMCA is not as Draconian as we thought.
I like this. Information Wave, an ISP, has banned RIAA from accessing their network. But, they will take their own measures to ensure copyright violation doesn’t happen. That’s solid.
Staci Kramer interviewed the CEO of Turner Broadcasting (who, among other things, said stuff like not watching ads is theft). Staci traces how news of this spread through the Internet into sites like top 10 copyright crimes and “But Daddy I need to go”.
The Enemies of the Internet. A report on the censorship of the Internet, by country. (Another report)
Kazaa is up for sale. Thanks to copyright. But file swapping continues.
I opted out of many popup ads. Not that I particularly mind them… I just wanted to test out the code.
Is America over-reacting? That attack on Afghanistan apart, they’ve shut down Somalia’s Internet access, they’re policing posters, introducing the SSSCA…
Shame on the RIAA! Now they’re trying DoS attacks on Gnutella, etc. Can’t they realise the world has changed?
Anti DMCA is against the Digital Millenium Copyright Act.
Clayton’s parents are divorced, and his mother has custody. But he wants to see his father, so he went on a hunger strike. His site raises the important question: how much can kids decide which divorced parent to be with?